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Porn Star Awards [Pictures] Handed Out in Vegas

Adult film actors Evan Stone, left, and Shyla Stylez present an award at the 28th annual Adult Video News Awards Show at The Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort on Jan. 8, 2011, in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

NEW YORK (CBS) When the adult film industry wants to hand out its annal awards, where else would it go but Las Vegas?

PICTURES: Adult Video News Awards Show

And it adds a nice twist that the convention is held there at the same time as the annual Consumer Electronics Show, which attracts techies from around the globe.

Buyers from adult stores and boutiques and wholesalers of adult entertainment gather at the Palms to meet the stars of the sex industry and fans seek out the objects of their fantasies.

This is where the deals get done in an industry with an estimated revenue of more than $10 billion. And to top the event off, some awards are handed out to the year's bets porn stars at the annual Adult Video News Awards Show, in its 28th year.

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